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Does Priceactionlab make full use of multiple cores in modern computers? Is there a setting for the number of cores to use or does it use all available computational power?

Haha! Good point. At least he had 300k to loose :)

2 winning years is more than enough of a track record to become a trading guru. The guy could have stopped trading altogether... that is if he understood his trading methodology was leading to inevitable doom.

In fact, the way it is is very consistent. Both go towards supporting business. When car glass needs repairing, someone is making money and when someone is recklessly borrowing someone else is making money.

When did this consideration ever stop the founders and early investors from ripping the benefits of the hype when the company went public or privately sold off to the highest bidder?

It's all supply and demand. In instruments that have tight bid-offer spread providing liquidity is paid for. In instruments that have a wide bid-offer spread (like most options) liquidity providers are plenty. So, an exchange pays for taking liquidity. Also a few exchanges are trying to...

Just for the record, "backtest" (as one word) is a proper word. The fact that most spellcheckers don't recognise it has nothing to do with its being accepted by professionals in the field.

Until focusonmoney posts some backtest results we can only guess...

would you mind posting a table with strategy backtesting results? Suggested format: 1) Guru name 2) Web-site 3) Strategy name as advertised 4) Strategy name as commonly known (some think they add value by giving fancy names to moving average crossover) 5) Instrument(s) 6) Testing period...

you wish!

That is people who preferred to buy an expensive GPU (presumably for playing computer games) instead of sinking the extra $500 or so into a CPU like http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/xeon-x5680-5600-series-westmere-ep,2692.html

I understand it's only a solution for gamers. For many of them physical screen space (in square inches) is subjectively similar to having the smae space with higher resolution. On "cheap" 27-30 inch monitors you get the same number of pixels as on a typical 23-inch "full HD" monitor...

Probably not... though there is always a chance someone you discussed an idea with next discusses it with a friend who writes an influential blog on trade ideas. Alternatively, teh idea may become "viral". Anyway, the key point of my post is in the case of one-off trades based on fundamentals...

I just received a message from a distinguished forum member who suggested a clarification was due. To ensure the fastest and most accurate response for routine questions and support it's always the best to contact IB customer service using details from IB Web-site...

It was pleasure to help. In case you are still looking for contact details, here they are http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/p.php?f=customerService On this forum members def and IBsoft post on behalf of IB. I can attest that def, in particular, is very responsive.

If a customer doesn't pay $10 in a month in commission (monthly activity minimum) in a particular account, the account is charged the difference. A subscription fee of $10 per month for US non-professional real-time market data bundle is waved if the account generates $30 or more in commission...

If you are a current client, online chat from Account Management is the best. Phone also works. All the fees are on the Web-site, which is very comprehensive. Just sometimes the way fees are explained may be difficult to make sense of. Say, equity commission will consist of the actual...

Apparently, under cetain circumstances doing the same trade as recommended to readers/viewers/listeners is considered a crime on its own. (See my reply to marketsurfer above.) I am not a legal expert in the area. However, given the severity of the prospective punishment I guess the online...

See, for example, this story about a TV presenter who on the air recommended to buy stocks some of which he owned. Pay attention to the severity of the punishment for a person who dropped a few company names in a TV bradcast...

You are welcome! OpenOffice Calc is a solid choice. Like TIKITRADER I thought you wanted an orgnization/diagram chart, not a spreadsheet.